Kvívík

• Name — Kvívík • Official Name — Kvívík Municipality Kvívíkar kommuna • Other Name — Kvivig • Settlement Type — Municipality and village • Subdivision Type — State • Subdivision Name — Kingdom of Denmark • Subdivision Type1 — Constituent country • Subdivision Name1 — Faroe Islands • Subdivision Type2 — Island • Subdivision Name2 — Streymoy • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Blank1 Title — Municipality • Area Blank1 Km2 — 12.25 • Population As Of — September 2025 • Population Blank1 Title — Municipality • Population Blank1 — 615 • Population Density Blank1 Km2 — auto • Population Blank2 Title — Village • Population Blank2 — 393 • Timezone — GMT • Timezone Dst — WEST • Utc Offset Dst — +1 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — FO 340 • Blank Name — Climate • Blank Info — Cfc

Kvívík is one of the oldest settlements in the Faroes and excavations have shown the remains of Viking houses. The oldest current house in Kvívík was built in the 18th century. There have been other churches, the present one was built in 1903. The village got a school in 1907. Pupils from the villages Kvívík, Stykkið, Leynar and Skælingur go there until 7th grade. When they start in the 8th grade they will attend the school in Vestmanna. The present school was founded on 22 August 1976. In 2010 a new building was built for multipurpose kindergarten, which was named Áarlon. It has rooms for children from the ages 0 to 8. There is a rowing club in Kvívík. It is called Kvívíkar Sóknar Róðrarfelag. One of their boats which is called Junkarin won the Faroese championship for 5-mannafør women in 2011. The same boat won the championship in the boys' category in 1975, 1976 and in 1998. In 2012 the boys under 15 who are rowing with Junkarin had already won the Faroese Championship after the fifth race on Fjarðastevna in Vestmanna.

The village is on both sides of a narrow bay and the small river Stora.

• Joen Danielsen (1843–1926) poet • J. P. Gregoriussen (1845–1901) poet

• Illustration — Hand-coloured postcard of 1900 • Illustration — Kvívík in 2006 • Illustration — Old Settlement of Vikings • Illustration — Kvívík in July 2012 • Illustration — Kvívík in 2012 • Illustration — The kindergarten Áarlon • Illustration — The school of Kvívík • Illustration — A memorial in Kvívík • Illustration — Junkarin in 2011 • Illustration — The church and the village